Systems, methods, and devices for robotic manipulation of the spine
AssigneeMazor Robotics Ltd.
InventorDany Junio
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Abstract
A system for robotic spinal manipulation includes a first robotic arm comprising an end effector; a second robotic arm configured to hold a spinal rod; at least one processor; and a memory storing instructions for execution by the at least one processor. The instructions, when executed, cause the at least one processor to control the first robotic arm to link the end effector with at least one vertebral screw implanted in a vertebra of a spine of a patient; control the second robotic arm to hold the spinal rod in a predetermined pose; and cause the first robotic arm to move the at least one implanted vertebral screw into engagement with the spinal rod.
Claims14
A system for robotic spinal manipulation, comprising:
- a first robotic arm comprising an end effector;
- a second robotic arm configured to hold a spinal rod;
- at least one processor;
- and
- a memory storing instructions for execution by the at least one processor that, when executed, cause the at least one processor to:
- control the first robotic arm to link the end effector with a tulip of a first implanted vertebral screw implanted in a first vertebra of a spine of a patient;
- control the second robotic arm to hold the spinal rod in a first predetermined pose;
- cause, while the end effector of the first robotic arm is linked to the tulip of the first implanted vertebral screw and while the second robotic arm holds the spinal rod in the first predetermined pose, the first robotic arm to move the tulip of the first implanted vertebral screw into engagement with the spinal rod;
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- cause the first robotic arm to release the tulip of the first implanted vertebral screw following engagement of the tulip of the first implanted vertebral screw with the spinal rod.
A system for robotic spinal manipulation, comprising:
- at least one processor;
- and
- a memory storing instructions for execution by the at least one processor that, when executed, cause the at least one processor to:
- control a first robotic arm to link an end effector attached to the first robotic arm with a first vertebral screw implanted in a first vertebra of a spine of a patient;
- control a second robotic arm to hold a spinal rod in a first predetermined pose;
- cause, while the end effector of the first robotic arm is linked to the first vertebral screw and while the second robotic arm holds the spinal rod in the first predetermined pose, the first robotic arm to move the first vertebral screw into engagement with the spinal rod;
- cause the first robotic arm to release the first vertebral screw following engagement of the first vertebral screw with the spinal rod;
- control the second robotic arm to hold the spinal rod in a second predetermined pose different than the first predetermined pose;
- control the first robotic arm to link the end effector with a second vertebral screw implanted in a second vertebra of the patient, the second vertebra different than the first vertebra;
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- cause, while the end effector of the first robotic arm is linked to the second vertebral screw and while the second robotic arm holds the spinal rod in the second predetermined pose, the first robotic arm to move the second vertebral screw into engagement with the spinal rod.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.